The Unrefined

The Unrefined by Nicola is a health & wellness website founded by Nutritionist, Nicola Scruby.

Nicola has a special interest in preconception, pregnancy and postpartum health & offers inspiring content through her instagram Follow on instagram for more recipes & relatable content.

12/03/2026

Reduce my load and I’ll reduce yours! - but seriously, I always know I’ve fallen behind on washing when the bejwelled g-bangers are released.

Thanks for the inspo

10/03/2026

Rating my kids dinners out of 10. Here goes!!!! Comment “recipe” if you want a nutritionist developed ebook with 10+ recipes my “particular” kids love. I’ve also linked my glass-airfryer (as I know I’ll get questions about it!).

05/03/2026

Another dinner, another 💩. The last time I shared a dinner reel I was told I was a bad parent - we’re all doing our best Karen & every dinner time looks different. Some days it’s as a family, some days it’s the kids at 4pm and the adults at 6pm. It is one of the most hectic times of the day but still my favourite! ❤️ no matter how many bums I have to wipe 😂😂

03/03/2026

Not going to lie - the third child hits different! Don’t get me wrong, it is absolute chaos, but I’ve never felt so comfortable and appreciative in my role as a mum. I don’t care (as much) what people think, I love my children even more than I did (if that’s possible) and I definitely realise how fast time moves and how precious the moments are. Here are some things I’m doing differently!

26/02/2026

COMMENT “iron” or “recipe” and I’ll send you the link to this recipe + my fav waffle machine!

Did you know a recent Australian study found that 1 in 3 one-year-olds and 2 in 3 three-year-olds have low iron? If you’ve ever had a toddler who suddenly decides beige is a food group (and nothing else), you’ll soon understand why iron can become a worry in motherhood (i’ve outlined the FACTS in this blog post).
Iron is one of the most important nutrients for growing children. It supports:
• Oxygen transport (via haemoglobin)�• Brain development�• Neurotransmitter production (including dopamine)�• Immune function�• Healthy sleep patterns 🫣🫣🫣

A deficiency can also cause poor appetite!

And yet, iron deficiency remains one of the most common nutrient deficiencies in infants and young children in Australia and worldwide (surprising I know!

I created this waffle recipe because my boys have been off iron rich foods for a while & I’ve been trying to find a way a new way to add whole iron + c into foods. They LOVE these waffles and have them for breakfast & afternoon tea. Sometimes I increase the egg content to 5, they really are a great breakfast to start the day ✅✅

19/02/2026

Comment “recipe” and I’ll send it your way. Not going to lie, these have saved me this week with post school/daycare tantrums. They have gone through a whole batch and now asking for more. I add immune protein (of course) for the added nutrients after a long day. I find that one satiates them until dinner without spoiling their dinner (if you get what I mean!). I’m going to try a raspberry white choc version of this muffin and let you know if it’s any good! ❤️❤️

10/02/2026

If you told me one year ago how many homes would be in after 9 months of business, I wouldn’t believe you! I’ve worked so hard over the years and risked a lot (including my mental health). I’ve “started” so many businesses, spent months paying of business debts, launched businesses to absolute crickets & swallowed the harsh reality of failure more times than I can count. The difference with this business is that it solved a problem for me first. Once realising I needed it for my own children I realised it could also be needed by other families. Still, I doubted myself and took a risk with a bunch of anxiety in my belly (because that’s usually what I do 😂). I was so close to not placing my first order of immune protein (which was a huge investment) but I’m so glad I did. The number of families has helped makes all of the stress (alongside kids) 100% worth it. Thank you for your support, patience & love while we navigate this business! If there are any products you want to see in 2026 please let us know! We have a couple up our sleeve (all developed because I want them myself) but we’d love to hear from YOU.

06/02/2026

COMMENT “recipe” or “plants” and I’ll send you our family’s fav butter chicken. Also when I refer to 30 plant foods this includes herbs, spices, nuts, seeds, fruit AND vegetables. I’ve also added an option in this recipe to increase iron content if your child will only eat chicken & not red meat ❤️❤️

29/01/2026

Seriously - I don’t know who shared this hack but I started doing this when my first child was 6 months old and now I have 3 children and we still send each emails. We also send photos, videos… I love looking back at old emails and remembering funny quirks about each child. With my first child starting school this week I’ve been feeling like 5 years has absolutely flown by so I wanted to share with my fellow mums feeling emotional - this is a way to keep the memories in one place! 😭❤️ tag or share with a fellow parent

26/01/2026

Comment “green” for our fav broccoli pesto! Remove the cashews if you’re wanting to use this for school lunchboxes (we add it to sausage rolls, pizza bases, pasta and scrolls)

19/01/2026

Ok are we the only ones? This week we started eating as a family and it was a lot less hectic but when the kids eat separately this is our reality 🫣😅😂

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